Dr.Mahendra Khanna v. State of U.P. and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
PCPNDT Act 1994 Section 28 cognizance only upon complaint by competent authority; FIR-initiated proceedings quashed on parity with Praveen Kumar and 2 others vs. State of U.P. and another (Application U/S 528 BNSS No. 11599 of 2025, judgment dated 15.05.2025); summoning order dated 17.02.2025 of CJM Baghpat quashed; charge sheet no. 80 of 2025 dated 14.02.2025; Case Crime no. 1036 of 2024 PS Baghpat; applicant Dr. Mahendra Khanna; sections 3(1)-3(3), 4, 5(1)A-C, 5(2), 6B, 29, 23, 25 PCPNDT Act and 318(4), 61(2) BNS; Section 528 BNSS; Allahabad High Court; Saurabh Srivastava J.; decided 23.8.2025; application allowed.
What did the court decide?
Entire proceedings of Case no. 1233 of 2025 (State vs. Dr. Riya and others), arising out of Case Crime no. 1036 of 2024, PS Baghpat, District Baghpat, together with the summoning order dated 17.02.2025, quashed and set aside in respect of applicant Dr.Mahendra Khanna, with liberty to the competent authority to reinitiate the matter in accordance with the procedure prescribed under the Act of 1994 if required.